"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon."
- E. L. Doctorow
2016 marks my sixteenth year of teaching, and I am thrilled to be at Canyon Vista Middle School! I believe that by helping students grow as readers and writers, we give them the lifelong ability to understand, analyze, and change our world.
When I'm not at school, I'm still reading and writing! My favorite reading genre is historical fiction, but my goal for this year is to try out more poetry. When it comes to using my writer's notebook, I love crafting reflective pieces about tiny experiences I'll never forget. This year, I'm going to push myself to write more opinion pieces based on what I read and hear in the news.
My husband and I have two fabulously spunky, silly, sweet kids - Cash is six, and Scarlett is four. We have lots of pets too - two dogs, two cats, two fish, and four chickens. Sometimes it feels like we live in a zoo, but we wouldn't have it any other way!
I love to spend time cooking (and eating!), playing with the kids outside, sewing, and traveling. Life is full of adventure, and we are just soaking it up.
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- E. L. Doctorow
2016 marks my sixteenth year of teaching, and I am thrilled to be at Canyon Vista Middle School! I believe that by helping students grow as readers and writers, we give them the lifelong ability to understand, analyze, and change our world.
When I'm not at school, I'm still reading and writing! My favorite reading genre is historical fiction, but my goal for this year is to try out more poetry. When it comes to using my writer's notebook, I love crafting reflective pieces about tiny experiences I'll never forget. This year, I'm going to push myself to write more opinion pieces based on what I read and hear in the news.
My husband and I have two fabulously spunky, silly, sweet kids - Cash is six, and Scarlett is four. We have lots of pets too - two dogs, two cats, two fish, and four chickens. Sometimes it feels like we live in a zoo, but we wouldn't have it any other way!
I love to spend time cooking (and eating!), playing with the kids outside, sewing, and traveling. Life is full of adventure, and we are just soaking it up.
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
- Jawaharlal Nehru